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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  9. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  10. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  11. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
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